Thomas Perry Owens Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission. crashed near Neuville-St Vaast in P-47 42-75839 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3460
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wilson County, NC | 7 October 1919 | Son of Thomas Perry Owens Sr. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Neuville-St Vaas, France | 1 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson County, NC | Maplewood Cemetery Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina | |
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Based |
Boxted | 1 April 1944 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3460;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3460 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database